Photo: Chiara Conti
Spinach and Cheese Cannelloni
16 ingredients
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Here, tubes of fresh pasta filled with creamy spinach and ricotta are topped with a savory meat and tomato sauce. The sauce, filling and pasta can be made up to a day in advance, and then the dish can be assembled just before baking and serving.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1396
Calories
76g
Protein
82g
Fat
84g
Carbs
Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sausage | 100g cooked | 301 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Plum | 1 medium (66g) | 30 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 lb. Italian sweet fennel sausages, casings discarded and meat coarsely chopped
- 1/2 lb. ground beef sirloin
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 can (28 oz.) plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 can (28 oz.) plum tomato puree
- 6 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
- 1 lb. spinach, stemmed and rinsed well
- 1/4 cup water
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 lb. whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 lb. fresh egg pasta dough (see related recipe at left)
Directions
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By williamssonoma ·
Recipe sourced from
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